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I bought a small lot on the hillside in Southern France where I plan to build a retirement home.
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Vocabulary list

taishokugo
noun, adverb
  1. after retirement
taishoku
noun, suru verb
  1. retirement; resignation
go
noun, suffix, adverb
  1. after
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
iewotateru

Plain Presumptive Form

iewotateyou
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to build a house
ie
noun
  1. house; residence; dwelling
  2. family; household
  3. lineage; family name
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
tateru

Plain Presumptive Form

tateyou
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to build; to construct
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
oka
noun
  1. hill; height; knoll; rising ground
  2. bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
noni
particle
  1. although; despite; even though; and yet
  2. whereas; while
  3. if only; I wish
  4. in order to
chiisana
pre-noun adjectival
  1. small; little; tiny
tochi
noun
  1. plot of land; lot; soil
  2. locality; region; place
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
kau

Plain Past Indicative Form

katta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to buy; to purchase (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
  2. to value; to have a high opinion
  3. to stir; to provoke; to draw upon oneself

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